The Outward Point of View
Why we invested in Bud
Outward is delighted to announce our follow on investment into Bud’s $80m Series B fundraise alongside new investor TDR Capital. Outward first invested in Bud back in 2018 and have continued to support Ed and the team on their growth journey. A marathon not a spint… We are an impatient generation. We value convenience, speed […]
Read the storyGrowing pains beyond Series A – a perspective from Outward’s founders
We recently hosted our inaugural Founder “Supper Club” where seven of Outward’s early portfolio founders were joined by two of our later stage founders – Anand Sambasivan (CEO and Founder of PrimaryBid) and Norris Koppel (CEO and Founder of Monese). We organised and moderated the dinner as we wanted our founders to hear first hand […]
Read the storyWhy we invested in Januar
Outward VC is delighted to announce our investment in Januar’s €6m seed round, alongside our friends at Element Ventures, ByFounders and Angular Ventures. In 2018, Coinbase, one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges had obtained a bank account with Barclays. It was a rare foray into the crypto economy by a major bank and seemingly […]
Read the storyWhy we invested in Oneday
Outward VC co-led the £2.5m funding round alongside Brighteye Ventures, with participation from Flint Capital and well-known angels including Joshua Wöhle, CEO at Mindstone and Co-founder of SuperAwesome. As the father of two Gen Z children, I find myself constantly wondering if and how educational institutions can keep pace with the reinvention of work that […]
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